§8101. Definitions As used in this subtitle, unless the context otherwise indicates, the following terms have the following meanings. [PL 1981, c. 260, §4 (RPR).] 1. Children’s home. “Children’s home” means any residence maintained exclusively or in part for the board and care of one or more children under the age of 18. “Children’s […]
§8102. Rules 1. Rules. The department shall adopt rules for the various levels of children’s residential care facilities, including, but not limited to, facilities that are private nonmedical institutions, in conformity with the Maine Administrative Procedure Act, Title 5, chapter 375. Rules adopted pursuant to this section are routine technical rules as defined in Title […]
§8103. Fire safety; inspections for children’s homes 1. Procedures. [PL 2003, c. 599, §10 (RP).] 1-A. Inspection required. Except as provided in subsection 2‑A, the department may not issue a license to operate to a children’s home until the department has received from the Commissioner of Public Safety a written statement signed by one of […]
§8104. Interagency licensing 1. Interagency licensing method. The Commissioner of Education and the Commissioner of Health and Human Services, or their designees, shall jointly establish a method for interagency licensing of residential child care facilities subject wholly or partly to licensing by both of the departments. The method must provide for the following: A. […]
§8105. Transitional provision 1. Rules. Any rule in effect immediately prior to the effective date of this section shall remain in effect until it is amended. [PL 1981, c. 260, §5 (NEW).] 2. Licenses. Any license in effect immediately prior to the effective date of this section shall remain in effect unless it is […]
§8106. Report (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1981, c. 260, §6 (NEW). PL 1993, c. 685, §B4 (RP).
§8107. Exceptions The following exceptions to placement, as defined in section 8101, shall apply. [PL 1983, c. 629, §2 (NEW).] 1. Number; placement in children’s homes. The limitations on the number of children in children’s homes do not prohibit the placement of more than the allowed number if the purpose of the placement is […]
§8108. Search of property An administrator or other staff designated by an administrator of a children’s home or children’s residential care facility may search a resident’s backpack or travel bag upon the resident’s return to the home or facility if there are reasonable grounds for suspecting that the backpack or travel bag contains misappropriated articles […]
§8109. Fees and terms for licenses (REALLOCATED FROM TITLE 22, SECTION 8108) License fees and terms for children’s residential care facilities are governed by this section. [RR 2015, c. 1, §23 (RAL).] 1. Provisional license. The application fee for a provisional license for a children’s residential care facility may not be less than $100 […]
§8110. Criminal history record checks for employees of children’s residential care facilities, emergency children’s shelters, shelters for homeless children and any group home that provides care for children 1. Definitions. As used in this section, unless the context otherwise indicates, the following terms have the following meanings. A. “Federal Bureau of Investigation” means the […]
